Lesson 3 Words
Define excerpt
A passafe selected from a book, play, piece of music, etc.
OR
To take a passage from a book, etc.; to quote
Define extrovert
A person chiefly interested in things outside the self, directing thoughts outward rather inward
Pardon
Exoneration
Earthdwelling
Extraterrestrial
Is the word excerpts used correctly?
In the drum and bugle corps competiton, the champions performed excerpts from The Phantoms of the Opera.
Used correctly
Define imposter
One who deceives by using a false identity
Define sequester
To go into hiding; to seek solitude
OR
To isolate
Circumvention
Mediate
Depressing
Exhilirating
Is the word medium used correctly?
Some peoples happy medium is gossip.
Used correctly
Define proponent
One who argues in support of something
Define subsequent
Coming after or later
Burden
Opponent
Proponent
This is Mr. Heffernan's college.
Augustana
Define exorbitant
Excessive
Define obsequious
Excessively willing to yield to others
Explain
Expound
Reasonable
Exorbitant
Is the word expound used correctly?
I have a math test; expound me on quadratic equations
Used incorrectly
Define expound
To set forth an explanation or view of something in detail
Define non sequitur
A statement that does not follow logically from evidence
Spiritulaist
Medium
Essential
Extraneous
If Mr. Heffernan wasn't teaching Egnlish, he would be teaching...
History